NORTH BERGEN -- According to reports on NJ.com, a 73-year-old North Bergen man was released on $50,000 cash bail this week after having been arrested on charges of allegedly sexually abusing a 7-year-old Rutherford girl. The man was also charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

The man is scheduled to appear on Jan. 8 in Rutherford Municipal Court.